Customs releases 98 power equipment containers stranded for 20 years
- ✦He said the equipment would be evacuated, verified, tested and refurbished where necessary before being deployed to project sites to complete stalled installations, relieve overloaded substations and strengthen constrained transmission corridors.
- By Udeme Akpan The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has released 98 containers of electricity transmission equipment that had been stranded at the nation’s ports for periods of up to 20 years, in a move expected to strengthen the national grid and improve electricity supply.
- Tegbe said the prolonged detention of the equipment had stalled critical projects, left existing substations under pressure, exposed valuable assets to deterioration and resulted in accumulated charges.
- He said the equipment would be evacuated, verified, tested and refurbished where necessary before being deployed to project sites to complete stalled installations, relieve overloaded substations and strengthen constrained transmission corridors.
By Udeme Akpan The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has released 98 containers of electricity transmission equipment that had been stranded at the nation’s ports for periods of up to 20 years, in a move expected to strengthen the national grid and improve electricity supply.
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What is the latest development regarding Nigeria Customs Service?
By Udeme Akpan The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has released 98 containers of electricity transmission equipment that had been stranded at the nation’s ports for periods of up to 20 years, in a move expected to strengthen the national grid and improve electricity supply.
Who are the key organizations or public figures mentioned?
The primary parties identified in this coverage include Nigeria Customs Service, Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
What are the broader implications of this development?
He said the equipment would be evacuated, verified, tested and refurbished where necessary before being deployed to project sites to complete stalled installations, relieve overloaded substations and strengthen constrained transmission corridors.
